.us [phone#].US ?

[airwav]

NeuStar has reserved all the 10 digit numbers telephone, in hopes for?

In other words, while I can purchase my phone # in the xxxxxxxxxx.com version or pretty much any other extension, I cannot purchase it in the .US.

What does NeuStar have in mind?
If I were a business this wood be so cool to mask to my domain...if I were a teenage, what a great myspace type of network, if I were a cell phone what a great way to IM. But do I really want my phone # tied to the web? If I were a business, I might, if it were my teenage daughter, no way!

I can see the logic behind it, but what is the real purpose?

I love the [zipcode].US that is brilliant!
But what is next...my ssn? :yell:

Pros and cons?

 

[jkennedy]

If this where strictly business #'s then I could understand...but even then it could be questionable. I think they might catch some flack with this one.

 

[DotUSDomains]

i think it will be impossible for them to use those as sites/or put any information on them.

They simply dont have the power to do it.

Maybee it was part of a deal so no one else would get the numbers/zips.

I'd rather have them have my number then have someone else hold it.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

It is reserved for "future use". It may or may not ever happen, but if they let them get registered, it definitely can't.

I really can't see anyone using 123-456-7890.us as a website. However, by preserving the ability, it would be possible to enter a phone number and get redirected to a website that had the number parked on it. Google already has the ability when you enter a full 10 digit phone number with hyphens to do a white pages lookup. In this case, it could potentially also have a link to the company or person's website.

It also may be for future purposes beyond the http protocol. remember that web pages in only one protocol on the internet. At some point, they could be used privately for protocols such as email, IM, SMS text messaging, VOIP, etc. Being reserved, they most likely would be assigned to the phone number providers. Say you get a cell phone and are then given a .us domain for email instead of the email address of the provider Verizon email to phone is now [email protected]. Instead it could be [email protected]. It could also be used as a web interface for your phone itself by assigning the phone number .us domain to the IPv6 address of a phone. In effect, you phone could become a server for electronic information such as answering services, forwarding, and other features.

I'm happy they've preserved them, since it does open many possibilities in the future.

 

[airwav]

I really can't see anyone using 123-456-7890.us as a website.

I'm happy they've preserved them, since it does open many possibilities in the future.

Actually it would be 1234567890.us, you can reg the hypenated version.

I am happy too, because I agree with all that you stated.

It could be very interesting. At least they had the for thought to reserve them.

The .US has so much more possibilities than the .com. When the .com was introduced, they had no idea what to expect from the Internet, whereas the .US was able to look at the last few decades and make educated choices! :imho:

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Actually it would be 1234567890.us, you can reg the hypenated version.

I am happy too, because I agree with all that you stated.

It could be very interesting. At least they had the for thought to reserve them.

The .US has so much more possibilities than the .com. When the .com was introduced, they had no idea what to expect from the Internet, whereas the .US was able to look at the last few decades and make educated choices! :imho:

Didn't know that. I never actually tried one, I just assumed the hyphens were included. Actually the reserved domains are:

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Where can I see a list of reserved .US names?
See http://www.neustar.us/registrars/. In addition to the specific names contained in this reserved name file, the following categories of names are also reserved:

* All numbers five digits and higher
* All numbers in the format five digits-four digits (zip codes)
* All telephone numbers including toll-free numbers
* Tagged domain names—all labels with hyphens in the third and fourth character positions (e.g. "bq--kn2n4h4b")

The specific list of reserved names (http://www.neustar.us/registrars/fcfs/dotus_reservedlist_v3.zip) has some very interesting listings as well. It's mostly cities and government uses, but also includes some interesting ones like these:

1903TO2003.US
AGRICULTURE.US
ALLFOROURCOUNTRY.US
BADRIVERBANDOFTHELAKESUPERIORTRIBEOFCHIPPEWAINDIANSOFTHEBADRIVE.US
BIZEMAIL.US
ELECTION.US
FIND.US
FINDYOURSELFHERE.US
FIRE.US
FRIENDSHIP.US
GENUINE.US
GEO.US
GET.US
GREENPAGES.US
KEYWORD.US
KEWEENAWBAYINDIANCOMMUNITYOFLANSEANDONTONAGONBANDSOFCHIPPEWAIND.US
KSC.US
VOLUNTEER.US
WHITEPAGES.US
YELLOWPAGES.US

 

[Snurf]

The same company has registered all (us zip code).us and are making local directories.

 

[anglinn]

.tel extension will trump it

I do not think that a phone#.us will take off unless it is used strictly for US-based customers. Why? Because the .tel extension has already been approved by ICANN for future use. This extension will be used to convert any phone number into an internet-based one for use on the internet.

If you hold your cursor over any link and look at the left-bottom area of the screen you will see what I mean.

tony

 

[bocanames]

I thought the .TEL extension was NOT approved because it would not add significant value to the net. Can anyone confirm this?

Also note that lack of a dedicated extension will not prevent VOIP calls using protocols like skype:// or others.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

I thought the .TEL extension was NOT approved because it would not add significant value to the net. Can anyone confirm this?

Also note that lack of a dedicated extension will not prevent VOIP calls using protocols like skype:// or others.

http://www.telname.com/

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07apr06.htm

 

[bocanames]

http://www.telname.com/
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07apr06.htm

Thanks Mark, rep added

 

[airwav]

Anyone have any idea of when we can expect a pr on the zip.us search engine?